CANYON RIDERS SHINE AT 2026 TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT WITH GC PODIUM, TWO JERSEYS, AND TWO STAGE WINS
Puck Pieterse wins Queen of the Mountains jersey, Antonia Niedermaier wins Young Rider classification, and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney takes a historic Ventoux stage win and second overall on the final podium.
Across nine thrilling stages at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, riders from all three Canyon-equipped teams were at the forefront of the action. Relying on the pure speed of the Canyon Aeroad CFR and Canyon Speedmax CFR TT , riders across Movistar, Fenix-Premier Tech, and CANYON//SRAM secured historic stage wins, iconic classification jerseys, and final podium spots in Nice.
Fenix-Premier Tech's Puck Pieterse was the first Canyon-rider to claim a significant result at this year's Tour de France Femmes, taking the polka dot Mountains classification jersey on stage 3 in the Jura mountains. Riding her Canyon Aeroad CFR, Pieterse dominated the classification from there on, keeping an iron grip on the polka-dot jersey over the remaining six stages to the finish line in Nice.
Movistar's Marlen Reusser raised the stakes during the Stage 4 individual time trial. Setting a blistering time on her Canyon Speedmax CFR TT, the reigning World and European Champion won the stage, completed her ambitious "Project Dijon", and took over the yellow jersey in the process.
As Reusser enjoyed her time in the Massif Central in yellow, CANYON//SRAM kept the podium count going as Antonia Niedermaier took the Young Rider classification jersey on stage 5 as the highest-placed rider under 23. Niedermaier put in assured performances in the remaining stages of her Tour debut to finish fourth overall and first in the Young Rider classification, adding another Canyon athlete to the prestigious final podium.
Further celebrations were sparked by CANYON//SRAM as Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, the 2024 Tour de France Femmes champion, took a huge win atop Mont Ventoux on stage 7. "Queen Kasia" reached the summit of the Giant of Provence 1 minute and 16 seconds ahead of her nearest rival. This historic ride earned Kasia her first stage win and put her back into the yellow jersey.
While she couldn't quite hold onto yellow through a brutal Stage 8, Kasia fiercely defended her podium spot across the final Stage 9. Arriving in Nice, she secured a phenomenal second place in the General Classification and was rightfully awarded the Super Combativity award for her relentless and aggressive racing style.
In total, that's two stage wins, two Classification jerseys, and four days in yellow for Canyon riders at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. These results perfectly embody the spirit of Canyon's We Femmes movement: empowering the next era of women’s cycling and inspiring a new generation of riders to redefine what is possible.